ITV are keen to snap up Gareth Southgate for punditry duty after he resigned as England manager.
The Three Lions manager announced on Tuesday that he was stepping aside following defeat in the final of Euro 2024 to Spain on Sunday night.
England have been beaten in back-to-back European Championship finals, with the 2-1 loss in Berlin at the weekend following the penalty shootout defeat to Italy at Wembley in 2021.
Southgate’s contract with the Football Association ran until December, although the FA wanted him to stay on and manage England at the 2026 World Cup.
His future was in his own hands and Southgate decided to walk away rather than have a crack at a fifth major tournament and try to finally end England’s wait for a major trophy.
But despite stepping away from the role and letting the FA give someone else a go, we may still be seeing Southgate during England matches.
The Daily Mail reports that ITV are very keen on the England boss and will offer him a pundit role now he has given up the top job.
Whether Southgate would be keen to take up the media role or not is yet to be seen as he may want a break from football entirely or quite the opposite.
There will certainly be offers in club football for the England boss if he leaves the international scene, with Manchester United having been heavily linked with him recently, until Erik ten Hag signed a new contract.
Southgate said that directly after defeat to Spain was not the right time to make a decision on his future, but also confirmed that he will not take a long time to decide.
Explaining his decision to resign on Tuesday, Southgate said: ‘As a proud Englishman, it has been the honour of my life to play for England and to manage England.
‘It has meant everything to me, and I have given it my all. But it’s time for change, and for a new chapter.’
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